Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-28
ON TEE HARPATH.
Old Howdy Still Hunting for the Ma
ligner Who Started the Story of
His Blowing Out the Gas.
nnaf One OF Congressman Martins
S'aunchest Friends In the Texas Del.
eRs:ion Says Of the All air.
The Composition of this Ways and Means
Committee Reassurins TO The
F-.rnG< IF Tariff B,form
NOT THE NAN TO MONKEY WITH.

NOT THE MAN TO MONKEY WITH.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The charge
! that HoWdy Martin blew ont the gas Is
creating considerable gossip among his
| friends in the Texas delegation. Said
one of the old members to Ink GAzBTTE
correspondent tonight: "!i Martin dis
covers who started that story, would
not be in that mans boots for my seat in
Congress. tell you Martin is 8 danger
Gus m2n. There is death in his eye, and
YOU might IS we'll monkey with dynamite
as with him. l wouldn't think of insult
ing him unless 1 wanted to shoot him or
expected him to shoot me. Why, he went
into the Confederate army at the begin
ming OF the war with Lee and
stayed with him Until Appom.ttox.
He took part in every battle and was
always in the thickest of the fight. There
is not 8 molecule OF cowerdIce IN his
whole anatomy AMI he is anything but
fool. He has been in public life ipTeXas,
hes been 8 lawyer of some prominence
and he is man Of brains AMI Drawn. |
know the people among whom he lives
and his reputation among them. He
is S man Of u high strung, senst-
tive nature, and 1 don't believe
he ever willingly wounded the feelings Of
any man. There is no doubt the gas
light story Is false, aud don't wonder at
a mans feeling little awkward for the
first time here in Washington. Why
as for me, | had some of the highest
offices in Texas, and when l first came to
Washington l felt little awkward my
self.
MEASURING TO TARIFF PERFORMERS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. u The Baltimore
Sun says in its editorial columns this
morning: "The composition OF the ways
and means committee, with Mr.. Mills as
Chairman, is such as TO Teassure the
friends OF tariff reform during the present
session Of Congress. TIE Democrats or
tue committee are men of ability and
well Know hO1 10 frame bill TO meet
the eXigencies OF the situation.
BURIED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The funeral of
john NJ. Barclay, for maDy years journal
clerk OF the House of representatives,
took place to-day from his late residence
N this city, aDd Wds largely attended.
The Treasury DepA meat building WAS
very heavily draped in black out OF re-
spect 70 the III m2ry Of The late Secretary
Manning.
TEXAS PATENTS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The following
Texas patents were issued to-day: TIC.
Eberhsrdt, Cuaro, addressing machine;
William S. E.1ridge, Palsnaxy, folding
ladder; Charles Z. Folsome, White
wright, wagon body; Richard +. Hyde,
Midway, planter; Henry J. Mccormick,
Santa Anna. bedstead attachment; James
D. SChOdeld. Rogers. cotton chopper.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-Consul Baker
in his report to the Department of State
in regard TO the wool production of :he
Argentine Republic says the amount Of
fne wool shipped from there to the
United States is becoming annually less
The cause OF this, he says, is in great
part due to the fsct that the Udited
States tariff Internationally, but very IN
Justly, discriminates against such woods
rom the Argentine Republic In stavor OF
hose from Australia, New Zealand,
tic. Our system OF computing
iuties making no allowance what
,ver for the fact that the dirt aud
crease in the woods of the Argentine Re-
;ubllc are fully 20 per cent. greater than
hose in the former countries. Tnis ex-
ess OF dirt snd grease is required to pay
ull tariff rates for wool. The only woods
rom the Argentine Republic which 1t is
low possible to ship under our tariff are
he Creolla or long carpet woods of the
Province of Cordoba, which are shipped
rom K )sario, which amount to about TO-
90, 900 pounds annually.